Serbs protest announced opening of Kosovska Mitrovica bridge

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Several thousand Kosovo-Metohija Serbs held a peaceful protest in the north of Kosovska Mitrovica on Wednesday over Pristina's announcement the town's main bridge on the Ibar River would be opened to traffic.

The protesters, who gathered in a square near the bridge, carried Serbian flags and banners reading "If Kurti opens the bridge, Kfor and the Quint will be responsible for everything", "We want Kfor to protect us", "We have warned you", "Kurti, stop abolishing Serbian institutions and establish a Community of Serb Municipalities," "Kfor has 1244 reasons not to open the bridge" and "We will not move away from here at any cost".

The Post of Serbia director for Kosovo-Metohija, Ivan Milojevic - who came to the rally immediately after a police interrogation - said that, in case the bridge was opened, the Serbs could expect only expulsion.

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